Steve Borthwick: New contracts will not allow me to control club playing time
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUp to 25 of the contracts will be given to leading squad members chosen by Borthwick. England have yet to finalise the details of their ‘hybrid contracts’ but Steve Borthwick has revealed...
How the Irish provinces can progress in the champions cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPool 1 Next match – Lyon v Connacht, Matmut Stadium de Gerland, Saturday 1pm There is a sorry look to the table from a Connacht point of view with just one try bonus point from two games...
Attendance Record Broken as BKT URC Sets All-Time High for a Single Round
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother new record has been set by the BKT United Rugby Championship today with the league setting an all-time high for single-round attendance. The 19,703 fans who attended the final game of Round...
New Year Has Terenure Eyeing Up More Success Under Skehan
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTerenure College head coach Sean Skehan and captain Harrison Brewer played key roles in the club winning the All-Ireland League Division 1A, Bateman Cup, Leinster Senior League, and Leinster Senior Cup...
Simon Thomas' BKT United Rugby Championship R9 Review
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyStepping stone success for Ulster Ulster Rugby skipper Iain Henderson insists there is much more to come from his team following their landmark 22-21 victory away to BKT URC league leaders Leinster...
Energia All Ireland Cup Fixtures This Week
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s cup season this weekend with the final of the Energia Bateman Cup and the kick off of the Energia Women’s All Ireland Cup. Energia Men’s Bateman Cup Final Terenure College...
IRFU Announce 150th Celebrations For 2024/25 Season
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe IRFU (Irish Rugby Football Union) is delighted to announce plans for its 150th year celebrations which will take place during the 2024/25 season. Throughout the 2024/25 season, the IRFU will...
Lightning strike to secure opening Celtic Challenge win
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGwalia Lightning secured an impressive 20-5 victory over rivals Brython Thunder in the historic first Welsh derby in the new expanded Celtic Challenge tournament at a rain sodden Rodney Parade in Newport...
Match Preview: Leinster vs Ulster
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA look ahead to Ulster's first match of 2024, as Dan McFarland's side face a trip to the RDS Arena to take on Leinster Rugby in Round 9 of the BKT United Rugby Championship. Ulster hope to...
Injuries pile up for Munster as they look to short-term cover
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster may consider getting short-term injury cover in on the back of Tuesday’s attritional URC defeat to Leinster. The province went into the game dealing with a number of injury concerns and...
